Lumber rack



July 25, 1933. c. K. cADY 1,919,271

' LUMBER RACK Filed Sept. 27, 1930 25 vehic e, my invention attached thereto and practical because such methods of attach- 75 Patented July 25, 1933` Y l p. I

' UNITED STATES PATENT Y 'l i canino?? sioux oi'rY, Iowa j i" `A "l i l 1' Y' i j: LUMBERBACK p 1 y p Application-*med september 27, 1930. `serial No.4.s4,7o.' j p My invention relates to a device for carinstrument, the primary problemlbeing that` f j rying lumber and has for its object to proof obtaining suicient strength'. p f vide a device which may be attached to a Anotherproblem resides in the `require- Y passenger vehicle so that lumber may be care ment that the. device be simple andl inexpen-V 5 ried by the vehicle without injuring the finish sive. Another problem isfthat of providing thereof in any way. Another object is to a simple means for 'attachment ofthe carprovide a device capable of carrying lumber rying device to thevehicle. L of a length equal to or greater than that of VA still further problem is that of attach# the vehicle in a position where itV will intering thedevicein such a position that the lumfere :very little with the i handling .of the ber may be carried 'parallel to `the side of the 60' vehicle. Y i?. vehicleandfas close thereto yas possible.:

A further object is to provide alumber Y .In order to obtain simplic.ity,lthe carrier carrying attachment for a vehicle which is takes the form of a .pair of hooks, Auand of very simple, durable, and inexpensive con- B, each ofwhich has the horizontal sup-l struction. Y porting niemberlO, and the two side arms 65 With these and other objects in. view,"my 11 and. 12 respectively,. formingftog'ether invention consists in the construction, arlwith the supporting member 1() a substan-V rangement and combination of the vvarious tially U' shaped hook of sufficient width toi f parts of my device, whereby the objects conreceive lumber up to Widths vof 'twelve inches.r

templated are attained, ashereinafter more The p, problem of finding a suitable fmode 70 fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and of attachment to the vehicle has provedthe i illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in most diflicult. Hanging from. Vthe metal' which: 1 I hardware of the vehicle, which is not easily Fi l is va side elevation of a portion of injured, was considered butl found to be imi handling a load'of lumber. Y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the port. l Y Y device.` s `Hangingoverl the'edges oftheVV door and Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view through window .of the vehicle `was for a long time a portion of the vehicle, the devicefot` my consideredjimpractical because vof vthe in- 80 invention being shown in elevation, andf ability'oftlie operator of the vehicle toV raise Fig. elV is a detailed sectional viewv taken the windows When'the device would be in' ontheline4-4of Fig. 2. j lace. ff, There is a very distinct need for a simple Ultimately the possibility of providingthedevice which can be attached to a vehicle lumber supporting hooks with relatively Without marring the same so as to provide thin lips to be inserted between the glass means for carrying a small load of lumber 13 andthe outer sill 14 of the window casing* on a passenger vehicle. 'A large amount of was hit upon. This at first was considered lumber is sold in individually small quantiimpractical because of the danger ofbreak# 49 ties to owners of passenger vehicles whoV age of the glass however, I discovered that 99 attempt to carry the lumber on said vehicles by forming the lipl which extends between by wiring or roping it to the side of the the claims and the window casing of sui# c' vehicle in some manner. This is inconvenicient thickness so that it fills the space rbeent and very detrimental to the finish of tween the glass .and the casing, that the v vehicle. Y 'devicecould be used without danger of break- The primary object of the present invenage of the glass.` j j j v tion is of course to provide means of carrying I attribute this fact to the holding of the l lumber which will not injure the Vfinish ofthe glass so that it cannot impact against the vehicle. However, anumber of problems are metal lip l5. 1 f Y y @encountered in attempting toprovide such an By making the lip thick enough to fill ment afforded inadequate security of sup- I the entire space between the glass and the frame, I also obtain the advantage of maximum strength in the lip itself.

The shoulder portion 16 which connects the lip with the arm 12 is supported upon they casing 14 and thereby supports the weight of the device plus its load of lumber.

The finish of the vehicle is'protected by a strip offelt 17 which is cemented to the faces ofthe arm 12 andY shoulder 16 re;-

spectively. The felt terminates against the face ofthe lip 15. j

The lip 15 Ais made wedge shaped as shown so as to make it easier 'to insert it into the space between the glass and the window casing. `Furthermore, this wedge shape aids l in th-e'snug fitting of the lip between the e 20 formed on the shoulder 16. Y

struction of the yoke is thought to ben obglass and the casing 14. A further advantage of the wedge shape resides in the reduction of the area of Contact with the glass, thereby making it possible to raise the glass while the device is in place, should it be desired to do so.l

There is not a great deal of friction between the smooth faces of theglass and the metal lip 15 and the glass can therefore be raised in spite of the snug fit of the lip; 15

between'the glass and the casing 14. n,

The outer arm 11 is short, thereby making it easier Vfor the operator to load lumber i into thehook. The lumber is held in place by astrap or cord or iiexible elementlS` 'which is secured to the arm 11 through an aperture 19 and which may be tied toa yoke The conviousfrom the drawing.

The device 1s formed of a single length l of heavy strap iron and forced to the proper shape.

While the strip of'material 17 ispreferably of felt, any suitable material such as the smoother fabrics, or even leather or rubber might be employed for this purpose. n

A portion of the weight of the lumber is Vcarried by the side wall 22 of the window casing, against which vrests the innerarm 12 of the lumber supporting hook.

Some changes' may be made in the construction and arrangement of thevparts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention,rand it is my intention tocover by my claims any modified forms of structure* or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A lumber supporting hook for attach- V'ment to a passenger vehicle formed of a wardly from the lower end of saidvertical arm, a relatively short arm projecting upwardly from the outer end of said supporting arm, and a flexible .element deta'chably secured between said short arml at its upper end and. said shoulderV and adapted yto rest across the top of a pile of lumber supported in said hook. i 1

2. A lumber supporting relatively short arm extending upwardly from` the outer end thereof, a relatively long verticalfarm extending upwardly from the inner end thereof, a shoulder on the upper end of said long arm, to rest on a vehicle window sill, a lip extending downwardly fromsaid shoulder, a loopvsecured to said lshoulder and projecting' rigidly therefrom,

a flexible elementsecured in the end of said short arm, and adapted to be tied in said loop, and a facing of protective material on the inner side of said longV arm, to engage the surface of av vehicle. Y

` CHARLES K. GABY.

hookfor attachf yment to apasse'nger; vehicle formed of a llength ofV bar-metal that is generally .S1 Y shaped, with a horizontal supporting arm, a 

